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Hot and Sour Soup - 1998
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Recipe courtesy of Jeff and Mary Nohl

INGREDIENTS
  • 6 medium  dried black mushrooms
  • 1 chicken breast
  • 6 ounces  bean curd
  • 4 cups  chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons  white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon  soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon  salt
  • ½ cup  bamboo shoots -- shredded
  • 2 tablespoons  cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon  white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons  cold water
  • 2 eggs -- slightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons  green onions with tops -- chopped
  • 2 teaspoons  red pepper sauce
  • ½ teaspoon  sesame oil

​​PREPARATION
Soak mushrooms in warm water until soft, about 30 minutes; drain.  Rinse in warm water; drain.  Remove and discard stems; cut caps into thin slices.  Boil chicken breast in water for 45 minutes.  Cut into chunks.  Cut bean curd into pieces, 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 inch.

Heat chicken broth, vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 teaspoon salt to boiling in 3-quart saucepan.  Stir in bamboo shoots, mushrooms, chicken and bean curd.  Heat to boiling; reduce heat.  Cover and simmer 5 minutes.

Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons cold water and white pepper; stir into soup.  Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.  Pour egg slowly into soup, stirring constantly with fork until egg forms shreds.  Stir in green onions, pepper sauce and sesame oil.  If desired, top each bowl with chopped green onions and shaved raw carrots.  Add extra pepper sauce to taste.  Can also add extra pepper sauce to each bowl.

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